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Process Data set: Hansen UnitAl curtain walling (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Reference year 2023
Name
Hansen UnitAl curtain walling
Use advice for data set The life cycle analysis (LCA) of the declared products covers: product stage – modules A1-A3, use stage – modules B4-B6, end of life – modules C3-C4 and benefits and loads beyond the system boundary – module D (cradle-to-gate with options). Energy and water consumption, emissions as well as information on generated wastes were inventoried and were included in the calculations. It can be assumed that the total sum of omitted processes does not exceed 5% of all impact categories. In accordance with EN 15804 + A2, machines and facilities (capital goods) required for the production as well as transportation of employees were not included in LCA.
Technical purpose of product or process Hansen UnitAl is a unitized curtain wall system for quick closure of the building envelope. It is possible to design the modules with both transparent and infilled areas. The transparent areas can be both fixed glazing and opening vents or a combination of both. It is possible to create interesting facades by adding extra architecture to the exterior of the façade. This could be aluminium cladding, stone cladding etc. The technical specifications of UnitAl curtain wall produced by HSHansen a/s are presented in Table 1 of declaration. More information can be found on the HSHansen a/s website: www.hshansen.com
General comment on data set The data selected for LCA analysis originates from ITB-LCI questionnaires completed by HSHansen a/s using the inventory data, ITB and Ecoinvent database v. 3.9. No specific data collected is older than five years and no generic datasets used are older than ten years. The representativeness, completeness, reliability, and consistency are judged as good. Data for Polish electricity was supported by Ecoinvent database v. 3.9 and KOBiZE. KOBiZE data is supplemented with Ecoinvent v. 3.9 data on the national electricity mix impact where no specific indicator data is provided. Specific EPDs were used for hydro aluminium extrusion ingot inputs. Environmental characteristics that were not included in these EPDs were taken from the Ecoinvent. The allocation rules used for this EPD are based on EN 15804 + A2 and ITB-PCR A v 1.6. Production of the curtain wall is a line process conducted in the manufacturing plan located in Glogów Malopolski (Poland). All impacts from raw materials extraction and processing are allocated in A1 module of EPD. Input and output data from the production is inventoried and allocated to the production on the mass basis. Water and energy consumption, associated emissions and generated wastes are allocated to module A3. Energy supply was inventoried for whole production process. Packaging materials were taken into consideration. Minimum 99.0% input materials and 99.9% energy consumption (electricity, gas, LPG, other) were inventoried in a processing plant and were included in the calculation. In the assessment, all significant parameters from gathered production data are considered, i.e. all material used per formulation, utilized thermal energy, and electric power consumption, direct production waste and available emission measurements. Tires consumption for transport was not considered. Substances with a percentage share of less than 0.1% of total mass were excluded from the calculations. The packaging products (wooden pallets) are included.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2028
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Replacement
B4
 Refurbishment
B5
 Operational energy use
B6
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Input
  • 684
  • 0.316
  • 4.26
  • 40.2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.23
  • 0.177
  • 0.73
  • 0
  • -149
Input
  • 23.2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 707
  • 0.316
  • 4.27
  • 40.2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.23
  • 0.177
  • 1.09
  • 0.104
  • -159
Input
  • 1.86E+3
  • 21.7
  • 54.5
  • 672
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.48
  • 12.3
  • -183
  • 0
  • -223
Input
  • 82.6
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 185
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 1.94E+3
  • 21.7
  • 59.4
  • 672
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.48
  • 12.3
  • 12.1
  • 8.55
  • -3.9E+2
Input
  • 9.61
  • 0.00744
  • 0.0064
  • 0.168
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00025
  • 0.00414
  • 0.018
  • 0.00299
  • 2.56
Input
  • 0.652
  • 0.0000813
  • 0.0000257
  • 0.0318
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00000121
  • 0.0000456
  • 0.000499
  • 0.0000577
  • -0.00495
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 6.53
  • 0.00272
  • 0.123
  • 0.384
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0066
  • 0.00155
  • 0.0055
  • 0.0096
  • -1.72
Output
  • 2.51
  • 0.0234
  • 0.336
  • 0.78
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.018
  • 0.0139
  • 0.0748
  • 0.0142
  • -0.887
Output
  • 50.7
  • 0.435
  • 23
  • 40.3
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.25
  • 0.246
  • 1.12
  • 2.1
  • -25.7
Output
  • 0.105
  • 0.000137
  • 0.0000687
  • 0.00108
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00000175
  • 0.000085
  • 0.0000753
  • 0.0000544
  • -0.0269
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000192
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 11.9
  • 0.0000752
  • 0.00218
  • 0.00928
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000117
  • 0.0000382
  • 18.1
  • 0.0000202
  • -2.65
Output
  • 0.246
  • 5.33E-7
  • 7.46E-7
  • 0.000217
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.74E-8
  • 3.09E-7
  • 0.00000165
  • 5.84E-7
  • -0.0633
Output
  • 8.47
  • 0.0246
  • 0.0512
  • 5.83
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00263
  • 0.0137
  • 4.91
  • 0.0202
  • -0.833
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Replacement
B4
 Refurbishment
B5
 Operational energy use
B6
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 1.93E+3
  • 21.7
  • 59.7
  • 672
  • 0
  • 0
  • 2.48
  • 12.3
  • 12.1
  • 8.66
  • -387
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.00126
  • 0.00000516
  • 0.00000328
  • 0.000629
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.63E-7
  • 0.00000295
  • 0.0000146
  • 0.00000118
  • -0.000424
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 1.09
  • 0.00569
  • 0.0301
  • 0.569
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00156
  • 0.00338
  • 0.00628
  • 0.00319
  • -0.173
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0000192
  • 3.12E-7
  • 6.78E-8
  • 0.00000201
  • 0
  • 0
  • 9.94E-10
  • 1.92E-7
  • 1.51E-7
  • 1.2E-7
  • -0.00000455
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.0319
  • 0.0000987
  • 0.00482
  • 0.00921
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000261
  • 0.0000559
  • 0.000191
  • 0.0000374
  • -0.00654
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.334
  • 0.0017
  • 0.00453
  • 0.0936
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000225
  • 0.00102
  • 0.00241
  • 0.00183
  • -0.065
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 3.66
  • 0.0185
  • 0.0396
  • 1.12
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.00196
  • 0.0111
  • 0.0239
  • 0.0123
  • -0.78
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -0.766
  • 0.00466
  • 0.0578
  • 0.456
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0031
  • 0.00284
  • 0.369
  • 0.00406
  • 0.237
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 145
  • 1.46
  • 3.81
  • 58.5
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.172
  • 0.832
  • 1.92
  • 0.497
  • -26.2
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.158
  • 0.000584
  • 0.000832
  • 0.0217
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0000404
  • 0.000326
  • 0.000675
  • 0.000333
  • -0.0347
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 144
  • 1.47
  • 3.87
  • 59
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.175
  • 0.835
  • 2.29
  • 0.501
  • -26
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 1.1
  • 0.00588
  • 0.0126
  • 0.31
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.000565
  • 0.0034
  • 0.00667
  • 0.00356
  • -0.205
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 72.3
  • 0.101
  • 0.924
  • 14.4
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.0467
  • 0.0571
  • 0.259
  • 0.0401
  • -19.1

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A2
 Manufacturing
A3
 Replacement
B4
 Refurbishment
B5
 Operational energy use
B6
 De-construction
C1
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0